Whell-carrier.



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WHEEL-CHENE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. e, 1ere.

pplication iled may 2d, 1917.' Seriallo. 350,631.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that EMIL R. Brieven, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State, of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wheel- Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make use the same.'

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple and eiicient wheel carrier, and is in the nature of a modification of, or improvement on the combined carrier and cover disclosed and claimed in my pending application, S. N. 155,647, tiled March 19, 1917.

Particularly, the` present carrier is .designed for use inI connection with eXtra wire wheels of automobiles, and it is designed to carry such wheelsregardless of whether or not the wheel is equipped with a tire.

The improved device comprises an axial spindle, a relatively Exed back plate and :t removable outer plate combined with means for clamping the two plates against a pcripheral portion of the wheel, to wit, either against the tire or against themetal rim ot the wheel. However, as an important feature of the invention, the front and back plates, at their perimeters or rim portions, are arranged to directly engage the edges ot the rim of the extra wheel clamped be tween them and loca-tod on the spindle of the carrier. This feature is essentially desirable, becauseit is the common practice of manufacturers of automobiles to supply extra wheels without extra tires ap lie thereon, and it is even then desirab e to supply a carrier that is a complete operative device. In this arrangement, the front and rear or inner and outer plates cooperate with the rim of the wheel to form a complete inclosing case. Moreover, with this arrangeV ment, the'device is just as well adapted to hold the extra wheel when equipped with a tire. If a flexible cover be provided over the tire of such a wheel, its edges are adapted to be clamped betweenthe edges of the wheel rim and the rimedges of the back and front plates.'

the accompanying drawings whichillustrate the invention, likepharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views. f .l

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is an elevation looking at the `rearof the carrier with a portion of the same broken away to illustrate the'position of the wheel.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section. talien on the line Z-Qof Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a perspective viewv showing in detail the so-called spindle sleeve removed from the spindle; and

Fig. t is a detail in rear elevation illusf trating a modification .of the vnut-acting clamping lever of the carrier.

The carrier may be applied to an automobile in variousdi'erent ways, but it'will be assumed to be applied to the bracket secured to the rear, either of the body or oi' the running gear. a

rl`he numeral 5 indicates a bracket that is rigidly secured, either to the rear portion of an automobile frame or to the rear por tion of the body to support the improved carrier. spindle 6 is rigidly secured and projects horizontally rearward therefrom. The relatively fixed so-calld back plate 8 and the removable outer plate 9 are made reversely concavo-convex or conical', and they are provided respectively withhub plates 10 and 11, advisably made up in the The axial 'ifo-rin of castings and slipped onto the spindleo. The hub of the back plate may, if desired, be rigidly or permanently secured to the to the bracket thereof, and which servesl spindle, but the hub of the Vplate 9 must be removable 'from said spindle.

clamping nut 12, having a leverlextension 13, works with threaded engagement thereon. Moreover, the nut 12 is preferably propreferably beaded, so that they are not'onlyl stiflened thereby, out are rounded and made smooth.

lnasmuch as the hubs of. the wire wheels y The outer end .of the spindle 6 is threaded and alv which are now generally used are very large, a li'anged spindle sleeve 14 .is preferably telescoped onto the spindle 9, and if desired, pinned, or otherwise, rigidly but detachably secured thereto. It is desirable to malte both of the plates 8 and 9 of quite thin metal both for enonomy and forlightness. The structure of an ordinary wire Wheel is such that it is necessary to give the front or outer `plate 9 much more curvature than the back plate and this makes the front plate much more rigid than the backl plate and capable of standing lateral pressure. j The back plate should have suliicient rigidity' to insure a tight joint between ythe saine and the wheel rim or tire, the case may be.

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Hence, l provide the sleeve la with an out-" standing disk-like stop liange 14', against which the hub of thewheel is adapted to be pressed when sufficient pressure is applied to the outer plate to slightly spring the haelt plate (sec particularly Fig. '2), which shows the hub slightly out of engagement. with said flange. The hub-engaging stop above noted, as is obvious, relieves the back'plate from excessive pressure, and assists in iirmly holding the wheel against rattling orvibratory movements of the spindle.

The free end of the nut lever 13 is shown as perforated and adapted to be inserted through a perforated has'pv l5 that is engagedto the flange of the" hub plate ll of the detachable outer plate 9. A padlock 16 being inserted through the perforated end of the arm 13, thel latter Will be locked to vplate 9 and thereby held against rotation,

so that the mit l2 will not accidentally loosen.

he wire Wheel shown is of standard construction, such .as is now in general use and the parts thereof may be briefly noted as follows: L indicates the Wheel hub, b the spokes, e the metal rim and d' the pneumatic tire of said wheel.

Fig. 4l illustrates a' modification of the lever-equipped` nut 13a, wherein a keyoperated lock 16a is inserted into the said nut and has a' detent that engages with the notch 17inv the spindle 6a.

What I claim is: l'. An extra wheel carrier comprising a back plate and an axially projecting Wheel supporting spindle, having means for securing the same to a Vehicle, 'an outer plate removably mounted'on the projecting portion of said spindle and when applied serving to prevent the removal ofthe wheel from the spindle, and means on lthe outer" more plate, a relatively fixed spindlel projecting therefrom, an outer plate removably applied on said spindle, the lsaid baclrand outer plates having laterally spaced rim portions engageable with peripheral portions of an extra Wheel, and a nut Working with threaded. engagement on the outer end of said spindle to force said outer plate toward saidbaek plate, the said outer-plate being mounted for a limited universal Wabbling movement on said spindle to adapt its rim to the Wheel. 3. A Wheel carrier comprising a back plate, a spindle projecting axially there from, means for securing said spindle to a vehicle,vsaid spindle being constructed to fit a wheel hub and thereby support the same,

an outer plate removably applied 'to the pro' jected end'of said spindle, the rims of said plates being arranged for engagement with vthe 'eripheral portionof a Wheel mounted 4. An extra Wheelelement carrier coin-I prising aback plate, and an axially projecting spindle having means for securing the *same to a vehicle, an outer plate removably' mounted on thep'rojectine portion of said spindle, and when applie serving to prevent the removal of said wheel element from between said two lates, means on the outer end of said spint le for forcing the outerplate toward said back'plate to therebyelan-1p the peripheral portions ofsaid plates against the peripheral portion of said Wheel element.

l 5. An extra Wheel element carrier comprising a back plate,and an axiallyproject# ing spindle having means for securing the same to a vehicle, an outer plate removably mounted 'on the projecting portipn of said spindle, and when applied, serving to prevent the removal of said Wheel element from between said two plates, means on the outer end of said spindle for forcing the outer plate ,toward said, back plate to thereby clamp' the peripheral portions of said plates against the peripheralportion et said wheel element, and a 'stop fixed in respect to. said spindle and engageable with said wheel element to vrelieve said back plate from' excessive pressure.

6. An extra Wheel element carrier comprising a back plate, and an axially projecting spindle lhaving means for securing j the same to a vehicle, an outer plate removably mounted on the projecting portion of said spindle, and when applied, serving to prevent the removal of saidv WheelA element from between said two platea'means on the i enter end 0i? said: Spindle for forcing the .In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature ox'lter plate toward saldback plate to thereby in presence of -two witnesses.

vEMIL R.l DRAVER.

elalnptlie peripheral portions of vsaid plates a' einst the eripheral portion of ASaidwheel Witnesses: @v5 e ement, an \\'a positive lock lfor securing 01mm Dimmu, clnepngmeans fixedvonsaid spindle. I. C. .H MAN. 

